Handan is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 3,000 years. It can be seen in historical records as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, it was the capital of Zhao State, one of the Seven Heroes. Handan City is the oldest city in Hebei Province and a famous city in ancient my country. As early as the early Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,000 years ago, the establishment of Handan existed. At that time, Handan was already a densely populated city. During the Warring States Period, it served as the capital of Zhao State for 158 years. After the unification of Qin, Handan County and Handan County were respectively established. At that time, Handan had a prosperous and prosperous economy, and was known as the five major capitals along with Chang'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng and Chengdu. The long history has produced Handan's splendid culture and immortal civilization. In particular, Handan's idioms and allusions combine the charm of the original and frontier fortresses, and contain cultural and philosophical connotations. They are unique in the corridor of Chinese history and culture and can be called national treasures.
The Garden of Idioms and Allusions interprets the connotation of these ancient Zhao essences and gives them new meanings. Through the artistic techniques of stele carvings, the garden's expression is reappeared in front of the world, and the past is used to describe the present and inspire future generations. These idioms and allusions not only have touching storylines, but also have extensive content and profound meanings, which play an important educational and guiding role in real life. The display content of the Idioms and Allusions Garden shows from one side the long history and profoundness of the ancient Zhao culture in Handan, as well as the perfect combination of traditional art and modern civilization, thereby inspiring people's patriotic enthusiasm to love the motherland and build their hometown.
For example, it shows that King Wuling of Zhao proposed to learn horse riding and archery from the Hu people and carried out military reforms in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army. The "Hu Fuqi" pioneered the reform; it showed that General Lian Po of Zhao dared to admit his mistakes and took the initiative to report to Zhao. Lin Xiangru apologized and accepted the punishment by "asking for forgiveness", which promoted the virtue of unity; it showed that the guests of Zhao Pingyuan came forward and persuaded the king of Chu to "recommend themselves", advocating the way of employing people; it showed Ximen Leopard cutting off the "He Bo" who had harmed the people's bad customs Marry a wife" to eliminate the bad customs that harm the people; show the wise king's "increase in revenue and reduce expenditure" to increase income and save expenses, and develop strategies to enrich the people; show Zhao Tian's official Zhao She, who is not afraid of power and collects taxes in accordance with the law, "law-abiding" and Ming Anbang The origin; "Handan Turtle Dove" showing Zhao Jianzi's release of life and virtue, and the importance of ecology. These idioms and allusions have a very good reference effect on economic development, political stability, eradication of corruption, elimination of superstition, protection of the ecological environment, and promotion of the development of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization in today's life. In particular, it will also play a positive role in promoting young people to establish a correct outlook on life, values, and world view. At the same time, it is also a good place for calligraphy lovers to appreciate and observe exquisite calligraphy works. Every idiom in the garden was written by a famous person in the calligraphy field, including Mr. Qi Gong, Mr. Shen Peng, Mr. Huang Hua, etc. Their books have deep backgrounds and smooth fonts, which amaze calligraphy lovers.